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Ziggy King

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InRainbows · 22/11/2017 05:58

I just love the name Ziggy and think a little girl called Ziggy would be the cutest name in the world! But you can't actually call your baby Ziggy... Can you?

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CrypticClues · 30/11/2017 12:39

Maybe Ingrid will be more palatable for him as a middle name?

"CrypticClues you have some baby name talent! Iove that idea, it's going on my list!"

Why thank you Grin I kind of wish I'd thought of this for my own daughter – I love it!

PorklessPie · 30/11/2017 08:46

My ds14 has the middle name Ziggy. I was very young when he was born and named him after my cat Blush

MikeUniformMike · 29/11/2017 16:09

Zing King. As a middle name you could have the Chinese name Ping.

FizzyGreenWater · 29/11/2017 10:03

Hah sorry I meant a g SOUND - of course Imogen has a G but it's a j sound.

FizzyGreenWater · 29/11/2017 10:02

I actually like it but it should DEFINITELY be a nickname.

Zoe Ingrid is fab. Zoe Imogen just doesn't make Ziggy so well - there's no g.

If your OH wants Ziggy so much, tell him your compromise is Zoe Ingrid as the full name and you'll call her Ziggy. I don't think that's a bad way to meet in the middle!

Also:

Zoe Inga
Zoe Sigrid
Zoe Isla Greta
Zoe Margot

Mooey89 · 26/11/2017 19:43

My dad had a friend called Ziggy. He was lovely.

However his real name was Trevor!

BikeRunSki · 26/11/2017 19:36

Zillah nicknamed Ziggy?

StealthPolarBear · 26/11/2017 19:31

I'd love to call a boy ziggy. I'd never actually dare and I am far too boring to have ac boy called ziggy.

StealthPolarBear · 26/11/2017 19:31

I'd love to call a boy ziggy. I'd never actually dare and I am far too boring to have ac boy called ziggy.

DeloresJaneUmbridge · 26/11/2017 19:28

My Mum's dog is named Ziggy....sorry.

He came from the Dogs Trust with that name and it's stuck.

Patal · 26/11/2017 19:26

I love Ziggy and things it's super cute for a girl

ByThePowerOfRa · 26/11/2017 08:42

Billie King would make me think you were a massive fan of Billie-Jean King! Ziggy would make me think you were a die-hard Bowie fan. That’s fine, but I find ‘sleb’ inspired names a bit iffy tbh, and I think some people will assume, (rightly or wrongly), that these are sleb inspired names.

There is a movie out now about Billie-Jean King, so I think her name will become more well known, if that bothers you.

Though, I once worked with a tall, red haired Diana Ross. She must be in her early thirties now. I don’t think her name especially bothered her, but it sometimes raised a smile when she introduced herself to new people as Diana Ross!

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InRainbows · 26/11/2017 08:26

Ahh I'm loving all the fellow Ziggy name lovers out there! My OH has vitoed my shortlist of 27 girls names! The only two he likes are Billie and Ziggy. Both suit the name King so well, I've not yet posed Zoe Ingrid to him although the Ingrid might need a rethink as that was on my original girls list so maybe Zoe Imogen King?

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TeaAddict235 · 25/11/2017 22:14

It's a beautiful name. Very vibrant and warm. Would be well pronounced by many other mother tongue speakers. Sounds strong yet thoughtful, bold yet calm.

Such a breath of fresh air from all the Amelia's and Joshua's about. I think that I would immediately like anyone called Ziggy. It would tell me that they had a curiousness about them, and brave parents.

IamPickleRick · 25/11/2017 21:56

I think it's awesome! Go for it!

RaininSummer · 25/11/2017 21:54

My dog is Ziggy. It suits him.

EssentialHummus · 25/11/2017 21:37

I’d assume it was short for Sigmund, not sure that’s tge association you want!

LynetteScavo · 25/11/2017 21:29

Zola?

I'm not sure why we didn't call DD zola

LynetteScavo · 25/11/2017 21:27

Ziggy is a boys name. It's a really brilliant name for a boy

xdestarx · 25/11/2017 21:25

I know a female Ziggy who is an adult now (with a university degree and in a profession!!) if you like it then go for it!

SuperBeagle · 25/11/2017 03:43

Kizzy is short for Kismet, isn't it?

squoosh · 25/11/2017 02:31

I know Kizzy as a female character from The Diddakoi. But to me Ziggy is David Bowie.

MissTMornings · 25/11/2017 02:26

I don't think Ziggy has to be short for anything myself. I like it. Especially for a girl. I also love Kizzy and that gets a similar "what is it short for?" reaction from people Confused

So many names are popular now that we couldn't have even imagined using 10 years ago. I'm sure little Ziggy won't be the only one of her peers with an unusual name. She may not even be the only Ziggy in her class. If you love it, use it.

squoosh · 25/11/2017 02:10

No OP, you can't. I don't mind shortened names as official names but what is Ziggy even short for? I'd assume it was a boy's name. Brother called Spike.

Do as the aristos do and just use this as her 'charming' family nickname.

RebeccaWrongDaily · 25/11/2017 00:01

i know a little Ziggy, he's 5. It really suits him. I like it on those grounds.

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